If your neighbour s gutters or eaves overhang your property there could be a trespass even if your use or enjoyment of your property is not affected.
Gutter overhanging garden.
Overhanging guttering is there a solution for an overhanging gutter.
If the gutters or eaves have been there for a lengthy period of time and different rules apply differing time periods of 12 or 20.
In certain circumstances use of a neighbour s land can be acquired by right through long usage.
Overhangs cast big shadows which means your plantings will be in the shade all.
If the overhanging gutters have been in place for over 20 years then the owner may have acquired a prescriptive right for them to be there.
Now that building space is at a premium more and more properties are being squeezed into less and less space.
How to landscape under an overhang.
This is one of the last technicalities i have to solve before we submit drawings to the council.
It is possible to acquire a right to drain rainwater through overhanging gutters.
1ft across part of the side roof structure i e.
Beautifying the area under an overhang comes with a couple of major challenges.